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Published 2/23/2009 by Mark Murray at First Read

From NBC's Mark MurrayNew York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say that if GOP Govs. Haley Barbour (Mississippi), Bobby Jindal (Louisiana), and Mark Sanford (South Carolina) don't want portions of their stimulus money, then they'll take it. "New York receives 78 cents from the federal government for every dollar we send to Washington," the senators wrote President Obama. "If other states are willingly refusing federal support in this time of economic crisis, New York should benefit given...( read more ) (link)

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